sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
surroundings; environs; circumference
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
marshland; wetland; swampland
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
(navigable) canal; waterway
town; city; municipal; urban
construction; establishment
terrain; geographical features; topography
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
the public; general public
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
rather; better; instead; if anything
city planning; urban planning; town planning
to attempt; to test; to try out
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick